As a fox or a stray cat hovers between the wild and the urban, city dwellers often skirt their natural environment. 

​As an artist, I’m interested in questions about the natural world and our relationship to it, specifically in transitional states and the blurred borders between changing conditions which can manifest physically or metaphysically. My work looks at ‘contained nature.’ Generally, in a city, we experience trees, plant and ‘wild’ animals in our parks or in a garden. I’m interested in how this structured interaction affects the experience. My practice is multi-disciplinary combining painting and photography with site-specific installations.

As an artist, my work is concerned with in-between states and the creatures who inhabit them.

As a writer...

I’m trying to soften the hard edges. In that vein, I post a daily blog, The Comfort Jar, but my main project is a recently completed memoir, A Patch of Blue, currently under review for publication. I am a member of the Irish Writer’s Centre Web Writer’s group and WWP (Women Who Publish). I have been published in The Dubliner, The New York Times and Time Out. 

As an educator...

​I combine over 15 years of creating tailored workshops for the National Gallery of Ireland, The Hugh Lane Gallery and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. I have been a lecturer at the National College of Art and Design for 10 years. These days, I also work site-specifically in private workplace environments where I combine my years of art education with as many years of meditation experience to create a unique blend of creativity and stress-reduction for the over-stretched desk worker. 

As an illustrator...

I get to stir together three of my favourite things – reading, writing and drawing. Recent projects include imagery made for children’s cultural events, book illustrations and book covers.

I live and work in Dublin, but welcome work from all around the globe. Get in touch with me today!
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